Italian rock band Manskin wins Eurovision Song Prize 2021. Photo
The Italian glam rock band Manskin won the European Song Contest "Eurovision", where the most popular live music event in the world was held in the Netherlands on Saturday, after it was canceled last year due to the emerging corona virus "Covid 19".
The loud Italian "Ziti e Boni" defeated the candidates of the professional jury, Switzerland and France, and swept the audience's votes, which were counted by half the points. For her part, Victoria de Angelis, a member of the Italian band Manskin, said in a press conference that the victory was an important boost for Italy, which is One of the European countries most affected by COVID-19, she added, "This is a message of hope after this difficult year that we have gone through," according to what was published by "Reuters" news agency.
The rock song, Maneskin, differs from Eurovision's famous pop-pop song, but its singer said, “Its popularity has shown that the competition is also looking at musical quality,” Damiano David, told reporters, “This award shows that this is not an accident. An event music ".
Italy was a favorite with bookies and fans before the competition, and Eurovision blogger William Lee Adams said "Punch in Your Face" sounded the perfect anthem for European fans who were stuck in lockdown, adding, "After last year when we were trapped at home, I think that" A lot of people want this feeling of being at a party and this is what they present. "
A limited audience of 3,500 people attended the concert venue, in Rotterdam, to watch the shows after undergoing strict tests for COVID-19, and due to travel restrictions, most of the fans in attendance were Dutch and missed the usual international atmosphere of the festival.
For his part, Patrick, a Dutch fan, told Reuters, "What I don't really like is that there are no international people here ... because it really is the first time in a year that you meet all of your international friends outside of lockdown." During the training and semi-finals, several cases of COVID-19 were reported.
Iceland's Dadi og Gagnamagnid was not able to perform live during the finals, after one of the band members tested positive for COVID-19, and the 2019 winner Duncan Laurence tested positive, and for both shows, the organization used pre-recorded backups. Of songs.
While most Eurovision fans outside the Netherlands watched the show from their homes, and many contacted friends online to celebrate the event, the Netherlands is hosting the 65th edition of the competition, which attracts a TV audience of nearly 200 million, after Dutch singer-songwriter Duncan Lawrence won the 2019 contest with a song Arcade.
